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  • October 12, 2026

Soybean Prices Hold Firm Despite Summit Trade Disappointment

Insight Focus Soybean prices held near recent highs despite trade poli...

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  • October 9, 2026

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 9th October 2026

  ICE Futures U.S. Sugar No.11 Contract Settlement (cUS$/lb) Open...

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  • October 9, 2026

US Ethanol Bunkering Milestone Signals Marine Fuel Opportunity

Insight Focus Maersk completes first US commercial ethanol bunkering o...

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  • October 9, 2026

Improved 2027/28 Outlook Reduces Sugar Deficit

Insight Focus   We forecast world sugar production to fall slight...

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  • October 8, 2026

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 8th October 2026

  ICE Futures U.S. Sugar No.11 Contract Settlement (cUS$/lb) Open...

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  • October 7, 2026

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 7th October 2026

  ICE Futures U.S. Sugar No.11 Contract Settlement (cUS$/lb) Open...

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  • October 7, 2026

US-China Trade Talks Lift Dairy Export Prospects

This update is from Sosland Publishing’s Dairy Report. For more ...

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  • October 6, 2026

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 6th October 2026

  ICE Futures U.S. Sugar No.11 Contract Settlement (cUS$/lb) Open...

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  • September 29, 2026

Food Brands Put a Value on GLP-1 Risk

Insight Focus Public coverage has brought 700,000 new US seniors onto ...

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  • September 18, 2026

Freight Rate Gap Drives Cargo Shift to US West Coast

Insight Focus US importers are increasingly shifting cargo westward to...

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  • September 2, 2026

Wheat Leads Grain Rally as Trade Flows Disrupted

Insight Focus Black Sea tensions and yield concerns lift grain prices....

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  • July 30, 2026

Are Dairy Commodities Cheap or Expensive?

Insight Focus Are dairy markets expensive or cheap relative to history...

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  • April 17, 2026

E15 Growth Surges Despite Stalled Washington Legislation

Insight Focus Year-round E15 sales still face setbacks in 2026. Legisl...

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Sugar

Daily Market Price Updates and Commentary 9th October 2026

  • October 9, 2026

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Ethanol

CS Brazil: Sugar or Ethanol? 6th October 2026

  • October 6, 2026

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Sugar

Futures and Market Data: 5th October 2026

  • October 5, 2026

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India: Sugar vs Ethanol? 26th August 2026

  • August 26, 2026

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  • August 26, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 27th August 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

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  • August 18, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 19th August 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

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  • August 11, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 12th August 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

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  • August 6, 2019

Sugar and the Move to Low Sulphur Marine Fuels

Demand for low sulphur marine fuels will rise in the coming months. A ...

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  • August 4, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 5th August 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

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  • July 21, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 22nd July 2019

The net speculative long position is currently the largest in corn sin...

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  • July 14, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 15th July 2019

The commercials continue to sell into the strong prices: short has inc...

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  • July 9, 2019

California Legislation Would Increase Obligations re “Single Use” Plastic Packaging

“Single-use” product and packaging waste generator obligations: pr...

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  • July 8, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 9th July 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

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  • June 30, 2019

CFTC Corn – Record Spec Length (almost)

Current Spec Length 280,005 lots. All-time record: 282,651 lots. Trade...

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  • June 23, 2019

Corn Futures Positioning and CFTC Update 24th June 2019

Corn Futures Speculative Positioning Corn Futures Commerical Positioni...

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  • June 19, 2019

Chart of the Fortnight: Low Indian Reservoir Levels

Reservoir Levels in Maharashtra Maharashtra irrigation reservoir level...

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